bodily

Of the flesh

Bodily means of or relating to the physical body: bodily functions, bodily harm, bodily fluids.

As an adverb, it means physically or in person, often with a sense of forceful movement: He was carried bodily from the room.

The word distinguishes physical from mental or spiritual: bodily needs versus spiritual ones.

physical

tangible

Perceptible by touch

palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
tactileOf the touching sense
materialPhysical matter; pertinent

concrete · substantial · corporeal · sensory · kinesthetic · proprioceptive · somatic · felt · perceptible · manifest

carnal

fleshly

Of bodily appetites

sensualOf bodily pleasure
eroticSexually stimulating
sexualOf physical desire

lustful · primal · appetites · desires · pleasures · urges · instincts · passions · libidinal

anatomy

torso

Body without limbs

trunkMain stem or storage
headUppermost body part
spineColumn of vertebrae

skeleton · organs · tissue · muscle · bone · skin · heart · liver · kidney · gland

biological

cellular

Composed of small units

organicFrom living matter
visceralArising from deep instinct
glandularOf secretion-producing organs

neural · vascular · endocrine · metabolic · cardiovascular · respiratory · digestive · reproductive · nervous · lymphatic

mortal

death

Cessation of life

dyingCeasing to live
finiteHaving definite bounds
mortalityState of eventual death

perishable · transient · ephemeral · demise · terminal · grave · moribund · decay · corruptible · earthly

Categories

bodyflesh, skin, bones, muscle, bone
physical propertiessolid, texture, weight, mass, surface
Learning Stylesauditory, visual, kinesthetic, tactile, verbal
indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial

Opposites

physical vs. non-physical existence

bodilyincorporeal

Not made of matter

immaterial · nonphysical · spiritual · bodiless · insubstantial

body vs. mind/soul

bodilymental

Of the mind

psychological · spiritual · intellectual · cerebral · cognitive

whole vs. partial (manner)

bodilypiecemeal

In separate stages

partially · gradually · fragmentarily · bit by bit · incrementally

Phrases

bodily functionsOrganism's automatic life operations
bodily fluidsLiquids produced by organisms
bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
bodily harmDamage to one's person
bodily injuryPhysical harm suffered
bodily form

Family

bodiless, embodiment, bodied, embodied, disembodied, embodiments, disembodiment, bodily fluids, bodily functions

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G